Ischemic heart disease decisions — 2002

The Board denied reopening the claims for right hip disability and heart disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions resulting from VA treatment, and the veteran's claims were not reopened or granted effective dates prior to August 26, 1991.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disorder is related to his service-connected PTSD and therefore grants secondary service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and thus could not establish service connection for PTSD based on a verified stressor. The heart disorder was also denied as there is no competent medical evidence relating it to active service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his heart disease and hypertension were incurred during service or due to exposure to any specific hazard. The decision denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disease did not occur or worsen during his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied accrued benefits based on a claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition, finding that the veteran's heart disability was not shown to have incurred in or be aggravated by his active military service and it not proximately due to a service-connected pulmonary disorder.

The October 1965 rating decision denied service connection for a heart disorder due to the presence of a systolic murmur during the veteran's entrance physical examination and several times during his military service, with no treatment provided. The RO also noted questionable congenital heart disease at separation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart disease, including cardiomyopathy, is related to his active service and granted his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease and varicose veins do not warrant an evaluation higher than the current 60 percent rating under either the pre-amendment or amended regulations.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected coronary artery disease with hypertensive heart disease, as the evidence did not demonstrate symptoms warranting a higher rating.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service.

The veteran's disabilities, while rated as 90 percent combined, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's heart disability, duodenal ulcer, lung disability (spot on lung), right hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability. The headaches were also not granted as service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's heart conditions and diabetes to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that there was no additional disability resulting from the experimental radiation treatment provided by VA.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death based on presumptive service connection for diabetes under the recent regulatory amendment, as well as other theories not pursued due to mootness.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disorder, and heart disease. The decision also found that there is no evidence to support benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder.